Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]

Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2020			2019
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	7,080		$	7,322
Income tax expense	2,258			950
Effective income tax rate	31.9		%	13.0		%